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IT outsourcing firm, GlobalLogic, founded by four IITians sold for Rs 2,578 crore - The Economic Times
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IToutsourcingfirm,GlobalLogic, foundedbyfourIITianssoldforRs 2,578crore


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PartnershasacquiredGlobalLogic,anIT outsourcingfirmfoundedbyfourIITians,for $420million(Rs2,578crore),makingitthe biggestIndiaexitdealforaclutchofventure capitaliststhisyear.

GlobalLogic,whichhasatypicalhybridbizmodelpursuedby Indiantechentrepreneurs,withlargedevelopmentcentresin India,UkraineandArgentina.

Editor'sPick Apaxhasstruckthesecondbigdeal connectedtoIndia's$108billion TCS,Infy,Cognizantwantabiggerbyteout outsourcingindustry.Twoyearsago,it ofEurope Mumbai'snewlocaltrainswith SpriteisNo1,topplesThums Newluxuryomnibusesgive QuestionatMicroso backediGate BSE0.00% Corptobuyout GoogleunveilsnewHPlaptopfor$279| energyefficientcoaches Upafterthreedecades airlinesarunfortheirmoney WhatwillBillGates PatniComputerfor$1.2billion. Pics Thecountry'sfirststainlesssteelelectric RameshChauhan,themanwhocreated notcontenttostopatastraightdrive, Thenarrativeoftherescuin GlobalLogic,foundedbyRajulGarg, multipleunit(EMU),meantforMumbai's ThumsUpin1977andsoldhisbizto superiorsuspension,ACanddrapes, powerfulone,sinceSteveJ TravelcompaniesrefundingKFA SanjaySingh,ManojAgarwalaandTarun suburbannetwork,wasflaggedoffat CocaColain1993,saysit'salldowntothe busestodayofferahostofluxuryfeatures toAppleandtransformedit customers IntegralCoachFactory.Clickthrough... palateandclevercampaigns. Upadhyay,competeswithSymphony thatactuallyrivalaircrafttravel. world'smostprofitablecos. USbanonsomeSamsungproductstogo MumbailagsbehindotherIndiancitiesin MotherDairyentersNorthEast Howtobuyanalmostnewluxuryride Microsoftlaunches'Krrish BSE1.47% TechnologyandPersistent intoeffect infrastructure launchesicecreamsinGuwahati reallycheap Windowssmartphones,P Systemsintheoutsourcedproduct IBMtodevelopsmartcitiesintheDelhi ParleAgroreturnstofizzaftertwenty BentleylaunchesnewFlyingSpurpriced BillGates,SteveBallmer Twittervaluationmayexceed$20bnafter developmentorresearchanddevelopment Mumbaiindustrialcorridor yearswithacoffeerush atRs3.1croreIPO electiontoMicrosoftboar space
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GlobalLogic,whichhasatypicalhybrid businessmodelpursuedbyIndiantech entrepreneurs,isbasedinCalifornia,with largedevelopmentcentresinIndia,Ukraine andArgentina.Itisoneoftheleadersin outsourcedproductdevelopmentservices. "Thisisanemergingsectorwhichwewere keentoinvestin,"ShashankSingh,MD, ApaxPartners,toldTOI.Hedeclinedto commentonfinancialdetails.

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Foundedin2001,asIndusLogic,andlaterrenamedasGlobalLogic,theoutsourcingfirm reportedaround$250millionissalesandmayhavegotavaluationofmorethantentimes itsoperatingprofit,akeymetricwhilevaluingacompany. ThesaleofGlobalLogicgivesabumperexittoitsexistinginvestorsNewEnterprise


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10/9/13

IT outsourcing firm, GlobalLogic, founded by four IITians sold for Rs 2,578 crore - The Economic Times

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Whyisthepressplayingup'IITian'pedigreeinthedeal.Ifthecompanywasfoundedby PunjabUniversitygraduates,itwouldhavesoldforevenmore.Doesn'teverybodyand TimesHigherEducationrankingsknowthatPunjabUniversityisbetterthanallIITs???

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